New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-05
THE BARD OvERTHROWN.
M. CAssArTS GREAT COLT DEFEATED BY
TROUBADOUR.
A STUNNING UPSET AT MONMOUTH rARx-AN
AFTERNOON OF EXCITING SPORT.

AFTERNOON OF EXCITING SPORT
Mr. Cassstt sailed for Europe on Saturday. When no
~1aps ashore ut Liverpool ne will find dispatch awaiting
Nm He will tear open hastily and read 1t at gi-nce
-zhsn after . few moments Of profound end painful
Aought he will peruse missve s,s~y, his eye rest
ing upon each word his mind dwelling upon every SEN
1snce eummonng lila valet he will send for all the
Londsn sporting papers for week back ana Win inc
bundle under his arm tho privacy Of bis room
FEN minutes search through the racing columns VIII
bring him to Q story which reads like this:
Thu day was fair a fair could boa typical American
holiday tho Glorious Fourth. The incident OF the 500
son VISA the duel between The Bard that masninoehs
con OF Lopgfeow. and tho mighty Trouoador OF oupu
ban fame cripple With but two feet when last .ney
met at the beautiful sheepshead Bay course Inc baro
made sorry exhibition Of his opponent Twas no race
Yesterday at Monmouth Park popular summer resort
Of American racegoers 900 persons STOOD upon 'p
grand stand the overthrow of SECOND
time Ali interest centred In these two monarcns VI 'no
turf
visit to the betting stand whom tho saddlins bell
,.,v sboved tbese odds, The Bard to g. Troubadour
eto l. Five minutes later the figures wore changed
slightly-The Bard to 6. Troubadour to i. As the
horses cantered the post still further change was
made specuator going his last round seeing the price
against Captain "sam" Browne horse reduced
70 TO !. For once tho betting ring
wa puzzled Mysterious glanoes were exchanged.
Quiet hints passed from man to man ana
knowing mods gave place to uncomfortable shaking
Of heads. When the thrilling, all-pervading murmur'
SThsyre off," rolled over the quarter stretch likes
beach-comber spreading itsef upon the sandy shore'
there not man did not sharpen his eye In tho
direction of the start
Both horses looked 1T The hard nails and
full of sprtt Troubadour like satin, the sun hav-
Ing drawn out polish from his sloping shoulders 10
bis rump. Garrison resembled tho hammer OF
gun resting the cap, he stood 90 nisn
In his strrups and bent low upon his horses neck.
liz AnUU
In saddle his back perfectly straight and MS toes
resting lightly In his stirrups.
When tho flag fell Troubadour was head De-
fore his opponent but in twnkling tho horses nad
changed places, Garrison checking his mount ~ nay
ward urged The Bard TO the front Passing the STAND
The Bard was leading by open length. Both horses
were under double pull and the pace was dull and slow
Garrison began his maneuvres Immediately Instead OF
To drive The Bard to hot he lay back
with knowing we'll that Hayward would not
expose tho son Longellow by opening too wide gap
The funeral advanced along the bacKsretcn
In way that caused many spectators to say mo race
At the halfm The Bard led by two lengths running
well within himself and going II he might stay all day.
Garrison stubbornly refused to advance and Hayward
settled himself for victory The head OF tne
stretch was reached and the positions remained un'
changed. 1t did indeed seem forlorn hope for tho
cripple
when tho horses were fairly Strengthened out in the
homestretch Garrison raised his STOPPING form still
higher and climbed upon his horses neck His mouth
Was at Troubadour's whom he gave tho amman MS
head. Spectators held their breath as Win
mighty strides tho cripple bore down upon tho
quiet beaet before him. At the furong Hayward saw
Troubadous nose his saddle grth 1t passed on and
In another moment tho "snspper beside him. Then
the duel began For strides the fighting on both
sides desperate anything ever seen on race
course silence OF death In the grand stand
Thousands OF anxious eyes turned on Hayward as
ollot.f orlf mod
anchored to the ground and furious the
iestic sweep of Troubadour. But hearts beat
in vain for the Of Longfeow. At first
the people could not believe their eyes, Ihey
looked again and Troubadour q length before
his opponent The one length became two then three
The Bard made final attempt TO rally but II was too
late and Hay ward seeing that It was all over Tor him.
pulled up The grand stand Murdered with applause
Is Garrison borne past the post
Harvard did not return to weigh in. Before the pub
rc could fully realize what had happened The Bard had
disappeared. Hayward taking him without moments
delay to the stable
"how did It happen 7" the Jockey was asked wnen no
returned to the paddock
"Troubadour simply outfooted The Bard In tho
homestretch." his reply He turned away
TO prepare for tho next race Have Haywards once
skiful hands lost their cunningl Does his eye droop
Or IL no weak from much training downi
After the race nearly every person one met exhibited
ticket on Treubadour. He must have been literally
backed by the light and his stable did not by
any means permit him to run loose
This 10 the story that viii sadden the heart OF Mr.
Cassatt when the other side OF the Atlantic
upon whose bounding bow he 10 to-day 30 blissfully
ignorant of the stunning overthrow Of the "red white
and blue"
arrisons victory Troubadour brilliant as bis
defeat on Mona was dsgraceful He made great show
OF whipping the in the homesretch but In reality
the rawhide touched her flank. Nor did the
"snapper" climb upon her neck in way to
cheer the dropping hearts of his faithful followers
1t is doubtful II the has shown better two
year-old than Mr.. Belmonrs Magnetizer He won the
Independence Stakes in impressive style
That cart-horse Bon Ali had win the Fourth
Of July Handicap or DO cut to pieces There
was no nonsense about Garrison's riding this
time stronger boy Amalgam would have given Ben
Ali such beating he would not soon forget Mr.
Caldwell unkind Davis. and By his severe manner
has the boy hacked As 1t was Amalgam gained the
place solely BY exertons aud without the help Of
jockey.
The passing of year has made little change in the
general aspect OF things at Monmouth. There was no
thing new to be 1t simply revival Of the old
The glance fell the familiar crowd which
Il swept twelve months ago. The phiosophlc face Of
Judge Monson missing (The veteran turfman 10 at
present enjoying the pleasures Of European traveL) But
apple Of his ere there. Mr. wthers easily bore
tho undivided responsibilities Of the OCCASION and II he
looked a unhappy a. ever 1t his heart
was troubled MI withers is not given to wearing that
honest organ upon his sleeve
Who're has the mantle of the "Pungcr" Talent He
that surnamed Walton darkeued not the precncts Of
the betting ring with his shadow. Report says he has
mended his ways and retired to tho proprietorship of
hotel the Quaker City. No horseracng for him.
His last great haul maize last year when Three
Cheers him the snug fortune OF $4,000 IL 1t
sible that the bcok-makers pay him TO keep of the
sourss When will the plunger arise to mako glad
their hearts and temper their understanding
The silly herd Of spectators is sadly In
need Of leader whose footsteps it may shadow
a he wide swath about the ring searching for the
tongest sodds. How the lambs used to follow the
sPlunger" When he started his tour among the pen
elers the little fellows would fall In ns each with his
IS bill between his fingers As went the "Plungsrs